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Beethoven: The Expert View
History & The Arts

Beethoven: The Expert View

...family. His first music lessons were with his father, who is said to have been a harsh and cruel teacher. Despite this, Beethoven gave his first piano recital in Cologne at the age of 8. He continued with his studies, working as deputy court organist in Bonn at the age of 14 and then travelling to Vienna to give concerts in 1787, where he may have played to Mozart. In...
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What happens ‘When East Meets West’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens ‘When East Meets West’?

...family commitments and possibly health or medical issues. Both – if not well understood – could result in misinterpretation by those who teach and support students from different cultural backgrounds. They could see the student as not fully engaging or participating when actually they are enjoying learning. On the other hand, having the ability to engage online may...
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Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces

...family can mean a great deal for carers. By ‘going the extra mile’, it indicates that staff appreciate the sensitivity of the occasion. As one carer on the project stated: ‘No one wants to receive precious items in a black plastic sack’. While some items might be perceived to be less precious since they are clothing, for a carer this is one of the last items worn...
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Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role

...family and friends, many have had changes and loss within their work environment. This cycle of grief is relevant in managing change in times of uncertainty. Kubler-Ross’s model has been adapted in change management to explain what journey individuals can take if they are losing their job or having changes made where there is little or no control over the decisions...
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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...families, at different stages of their lives, who are living with the aftermath of FGM complications. Disparity in access to and availability of such clinics further impacts on health inequalities and outcomes. The podcast and related materials on OpenLearn will be of interest and importance to a wide range of health and social care students and registrant practitioners...
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Volunteering with a personal or professional focus
Education & Development

Volunteering with a personal or professional focus

...family’s story to be shared to support the charity’s advocacy work. With Tommy’s, she has been providing parent voice on a panel to support the charity as it works to set up a research centre for premature birth. Although Michelle’s daughter, Audrey, is now four years old, Michelle is keen to carry on this work to try to improve services for people going through...
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Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...family and that the tiger declared a man-eater and shot. I thought these were hardly demands that required protest. This was established protocol for when people were killed by wild cats. Things got worse the next day. The protests intensified, the range officer was beaten up and other forest officials were chased into the Mudumalai tiger reserve. The forest department...
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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...families relying on food parcels, and that has been variously described as being ‘in chaos’ and ‘shambolic’. Such problems have become a familiar story and the steady stream of failures seems destined to continue into the future. During the same period a committee of members of parliament issued a warning that of 254 government-funded computer projects currently...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs